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5 A. GHROMCZAK SECTIONAL FISHING ROD Original Filed March 27, 1924 INVENTOR '20 As" here embodied my reamed Sept. 20, 192?.

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Application filed March 27, 1924, Serial lfo. 702,294. Renewed August 13, 1987.

This invention relates to fishing rods, having more particular refirence to a sectlonal fishing rod whose difi'erent sections are adapted to telescope into each other. I '6 The invention has for an object to provide a fishing'rod of this type having novel and improved means for locking the sections with the rod extended.

For further comprehension of the inven- 1 tion, and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the following, description and accompanying drawing, and to the ap ended claims in which the various novel Features of the invention are more particularl set forth.

Fig. 1 of the rawing is a side elevational view of my improved fishing rod. I Fig 2 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view, with parts in elevation.

improved fishing rod comprises. four sections numbered respectively 10, 11, 12 and '13 which have telescopic connection with one another. The largest one of these sections, numbered, 13, and which receives the other sections when the rod is telescoped, is formed with a handle extension 14 to which an ordinary reel 15 is attached. f

The other sections 10, 11 and 12 are each formed with outturned flanges adapted to engage inturned flanges on adjacent sections to prevent withdrawal of the diflerent sections from one another, the outturned flanges on the difierent sections being numbered 10 11 and 12' respsctively, while the inturne flangeswith w 'ch they engage are num- & bered 11, 12" and 13 respectively.

To hold the various sections in extended position, a pair of rods 17 and 18 are slidablg 4 mounted in longitudinal borings in the wa of the two intermediate sections 11 and 12. These rods have'pivoted as at 19 .to'their front ends, by which I mean the ends re moved from the handle element 14, the latch 4 arms 20,21 which are accommodated in slotted apertures 22 extending inwardly to the bores of the said sections from the grooves in which the rods 17, 18 are accommodated. These latch arms are ada ted to have a lateral movement imparted t ereto whereby they may be projected partially across the bores'of the sections Hand 12, this moveinent of the latch arms being eflected by (moving the rods 17 and 18 longitudinally,

o6 swinging movement beingimparted to the latch arms by means of pins '15 fixed in the sections 11, 12 and passing throu h longitudinal slots 26 in the latch arm. ese p it will be noted are ofiset from the axis di the latch arms toward the axis of the main rod.

The latch arm is ada ted to engage behind the front section 10 o the fishing rod. At their rear ends the rods 17, 18 project be 0nd the respective sections 11, 12, and the etch arm 21 is adapted to engage behind both the rear end of the section 11 and a head. 36 on the rear end of the rod 17, a coiled expansion spring 37 bein seated between this head and the rear end 0 the section 11. A like spring 38 is seated between a head 39 on the rear end of the rod 18 and the rear end of the section 12.

The rod 18 has fixed to the side thereof, near its rear end, a lug 42 which roects radially outward into a short longltudinal' slot 43 in the wall of the section 13. This 113% 42 is adapted to be engaged, to lock the r 18 in operative position, by means of a bolt 44 slidably guided in an eye element 45 on the front end of the rear section 13 and fixed on the free end of a flat spring 46 secured at one end to the said rear section this spring having a knob 47 thereon adapted to be grasped when the bolt is to be withdrawn. To. move the rods 17, 18 forwardly to swing the latch arms 20, 21 to operative position headed studs 50, 51 are fixed to the respective rods near the front ends thereof and 151502;) (got outwardly through longitudinal slots As will be apparent, with the parts in the position shown, the various sections are all held locked in extended position, while to release these sections it is only necessary to pull out bolt 44. When this is done, the sprmgs 37, 38 act to urge the rods 17, 18 rearwardly, thus moving the latch 2113111820, 21 away from operative position. When the rod is to be set up the sections are all moved to extended osition. The rod 17 is then moved forwar y by grasping the stud 50 and then the rod 18,

ters Patent of the United States is'as follows:

1. A fishing rod comprising a number of telescopic sections, hinged latch arms adapt- 0 ed to eiigage behind certain of said sections to lock the same extended, and rods to which said latch arms are hinged and adapted b longitudinal movement to move said late arms to inoperative position, and a bolt adapted to enga e the rear one of said rods to lock the atter with the latch arm hinged thereto in operative position.

2. A fishing rod comprising a number of telescopic sections, hinged latch arms adapted to engage behind certain of said sections to lock the same extended, and rods to which said latch arms are hinged and adapted by longitudinalmovement to move said latch arms to inoperative sition, and a bolt adapted to engage ,t e rear one of said rods to lock the latter with the latch arm hinged thereto in operative position, engaging both behind the adjacent forward section and the adjacent forward one of said rods.

3. A. fishing rod comprising a number of telescopic sections, rods carried by and extending longitudinally of the intermediate sections, latch arms hinged to the forward ends of said rods and being adapted to be swung into and out of position projecting behind the adjacent forward sections by lon itudinal movement of said rods, the late arms on all but the front rod being ada ted to engage also behind the rear ends of the adjacent forward rods, and means for nuance locking the rear one of said rods against longitudinal movement. 7

4. A fishing rod comprising a number of telescopic sections, rods carried by and extending longitudinally of the intermediate sections, latch arms hinged to the forward ends of said rods and being adapted to be swung into and out of position projecting behind the adjacent fo'rward "sections by longitudinal movement of said rods, the latch arms on all but the front rod being a-da ted to engage also behind the rear ends of t e adjacent forward rods, and means for locking the rear one of said rods against longitudinal movement, said means comprising a bolt' carried by the rear one of said sections and engaging behinda lug on the said rear rod.

5. A fishing rod comprising a number of telescopic sections, hinged latch arms adapted to engage behind certain of said sections to lock the same extended, and rods to which said latch arms are hinged and adapted by longitudinal movement to move said latch arms to inoperative position, said latch arms having longitudinal slots therein through which pass pins carried by the said sections to cause swinging movement to be impartedto said latch arms.

In testimony whereof I have aflixed my signature.

AN TONI GHROMCZAK. 

